Regulation No 6 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of direction indicators for power-driven vehicles and their trailers
0. SCOPE
1. DEFINITIONS
2. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
3. MARKINGS
4. APPROVAL
4.1. General
4.2. Composition of the approval mark
4.3. Arrangement of the approval mark
4.3.1. Independent lamps
4.3.2. Grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps
4.3.3. Lamps reciprocally incorporated with other lamps, of which the lens may also be used for other types of headlamps.
5. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
6. INTENSITY OF LIGHT EMITTED
Direction indicator of category |
Minimum luminous intensity in cd |
Maximum luminous intensity in cd when used as |
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Single lamp |
Lamp (single) marked ‘D’ (see paragraph 4.2.2.3) |
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1 |
175 |
1 000 |
500 |
1a |
250 |
1 200 |
600 |
1b |
400 |
1 200 |
600 |
2a (steady) |
50 |
500 |
250 |
2b (variable) |
50 |
1 000 |
500 |
5 |
0,6 |
280 |
140 |
6 |
50 |
280 |
140 |
7. TEST PROCEDURE
8. COLOUR OF LIGHT EMITTED
9. MODIFICATIONS OF A TYPE OF DIRECTION INDICATOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR TRAILERS AND EXTENSION OF APPROVAL
10. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
11. PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
12. PRODUCTION DEFINITELY DISCONTINUED
13. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TECHNICAL SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING APPROVAL TESTS, AND OF TYPE APPROVAL AUTHORITIES
14. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
ANNEX 1
Categories of direction indicators: Minimum angles required for light distribution in space of these categories of direction indicators
(1)
On and above the H plane for all lamps. Under the H plane for lamps intended for M2, M3, N2 or N3 category of vehicles |
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Under the H plane for M1 and N1 category of vehicles |
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Under the H plane for lamps intended to be installed with this plane at a mounting height less than 750 mm above the ground. |
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ANNEX 2
COMMUNICATION
(Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm))
ANNEX 3
EXAMPLES OF ARRANGEMENTS OF THE APPROVAL MARKS
Figure 1
Figure 2
Simplified marking of grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps when two or more lamps are part of the same assembly
Model A
Model B
Model C
Figure 3
Lamp reciprocally incorporated with a headlamp
Figure 4
Marking of independent lamps
Light source modules
Marking of interdependent lamps
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Marking of an interdependent lamp comprising part of an interdependent lamp system providing:
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Marking of an interdependent lamp comprising part of an interdependent lamp system providing:
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ANNEX 4
PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
1. MEASUREMENT METHODS
2. TABLE OF STANDARD LIGHT DISTRIBUTION IN SPACE FOR DIRECTION INDICATOR LAMPS OF CATEGORIES 1, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B.
3. PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF LAMPS
ANNEX 5
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION CONTROL PROCEDURES
1. GENERAL
2. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFICATION OF CONFORMITY BY THE MANUFACTURER
2.1. Nature of tests
2.2. Methods used in tests
2.3. Nature of sampling
2.4. Measured and recorded photometric characteristics
2.5. Criteria governing acceptability
ANNEX 6
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SAMPLING BY AN INSPECTOR
1. GENERAL
2. FIRST SAMPLING
2.1. The conformity is not contested
A1: |
One direction indicator |
0 % |
One direction indicator not more than |
20 % |
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A2: |
Both direction indicators more than |
0 % |
But not more than |
20 % |
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Go to sample B |
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B1: |
Both direction indicators |
0 % |
2.2. The conformity is contested
A3: |
One direction indicator not more than |
20 % |
One direction indicator more than |
20 % |
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But not more than |
30 % |
B2: |
On the case of A2 |
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One direction indicator more than |
0 % |
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But not more than |
20 % |
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One direction indicator not more than |
20 % |
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B3: |
On the case of A2 |
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One direction indicator |
0 % |
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One direction indicator more than |
20 % |
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But not more than |
30 % |
2.3. Approval withdrawn
A4: |
One direction indicator not more than |
20 % |
One direction indicator more than |
30 % |
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A5: |
Both direction indicators more than |
20 % |
B4: |
In the case of A2 |
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One direction indicator more than |
0 % |
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But not more than |
20 % |
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One direction indicator more than |
20 % |
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B5: |
In the case of A2 |
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Both direction indicators more than |
20 % |
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B6: |
In the case of A2 |
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One direction indicator |
0 % |
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One direction indicator more than |
30 % |
3. REPEATED SAMPLING
3.1. The conformity is not contested
C1: |
One direction indicator |
0 % |
One direction indicator not more than |
20 % |
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C2: |
Both direction indicators more than |
0 % |
But not more than |
20 % |
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Go to sample D |
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D1: |
In the case of C2 |
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Both direction indicators |
0 % |
3.2. The conformity is contested
D2: |
In the case of C2 |
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One direction indicator more than |
0 % |
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But not more than |
20 % |
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One direction indicator not more than |
20 % |
3.3. Approval withdrawn
C3: |
One direction indicator not more than |
20 % |
One direction indicator more than |
20 % |
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C4: |
Both direction indicators more than |
20 % |
D3: |
In the case of C2 |
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One direction indicator 0 or more than |
0 % |
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One direction indicator more than |
20 % |